WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Jack Sepulvado: * * * The U.S. Must Oppose Poland's Proposed Digital Services Tax On March 24, Poland's Digital Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski announced that the government would begin crafting a digital services tax (DST) bill. As of now, the proposal includes a 3% tax on services such as digital advertisement, marketplaces, and social media platforms provided to Polish users by   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Edward Dean Greim, partner at Graves Garrett Greim, Kansas City, Missouri, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you regarding the enforcement of the U.S. Sup  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Damon Wilson, president and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "FY2027 Budget Request: State Department Adjacent Entities": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before this Committee. On behalf of NED's Board of Directors, staff, and thousands of democratic partners around the w  more

PASAY CITY, Philippines, May 26 -- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs issued the following news release: * * * DFA-OVS Rallies Behind DFA Emissaries' Quarterfinal Bid and Encourages Overseas Filipinos to Register and Vote in the 2028 National Elections The Department of Foreign Affairs - Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) proudly expressed its full support for the "DFA Emissaries" women's volleyball team of the Department of Foreign Affairs during their crucial do-or-die match   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by William G. Ross, professor of law and ethics at the Samford University Cumberland School of Law, from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * My name is William G. Ross. I am the Albert P. Brewer Professor of Law and Ethics at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford Unive  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Gene Schaerr, partner at Schaerr Jaffe LLP, from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to address recent proposal  more

STRASBOURG, France, May 25 -- The Parliamentary Assembly, an arm of the Council of Europe, issued the following statement by David Blencathra and Yves Cruchten, co-rapporteurs of the monitoring committee on Turkiye: * * * Turkiye: opposition must not be silenced through force or judicial pressure PACE Co-rapporteurs on Turkiye express deep concern * We are deeply concerned by the scenes witnessed today at the headquarters of Turkiye's main opposition party, the CHP, including reports of pol  more